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Re: U.S., Cuba to restore diplomatic relations after 50 years

Originally Posted by OrphanSlug

"Why not try a little trade and diplomacy." It was right there in the quote, you apparently did not bother reading.

Yes, but is there anything specific? Do you have anything in mind concerning trade (such as what to trade, tariffs, a NAFTA type of agreement) and diplomacy (such as goals, property ownership, human rights, etc.) or it that it? I don't want to put words in your mouth.

Re: U.S., Cuba to restore diplomatic relations after 50 years

Originally Posted by Grant

Yes,everything depends on the death of the Castros and then the difficulties of who the land belongs to that was seized by the Castros. The pre revolutionary owners and their descendents? Auctions? Castros friends and family? It will a mess for decades to come, even after those bastardos croak.

Perhaps it might be better if the US ambassador had some influence on such decisions.

"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance. It is the illusion of knowledge" Stephen Hawking

Re: U.S., Cuba to restore diplomatic relations after 50 years

You know what? I would strongly suggest you stop trying to shove a whole nation into a can of one picture to come up with Chateau Breonde.

If you had actually gone to Cuba, you would see there are many resorts and fine hotels, some of them Canadian chains. There are even banks where you can take out money and some of them are European and Canadian...and they are ALL private sector, for profit operations paying VERY good wages compared to the rest of the Caribbean. You would also that Cuba has a much higher standard of living than many of the "colonial" Caribbean countries.

Secondly, the picture of what "capitalism" has done to America is foolish, as anyone can crop a picture from anywhere and say, well, this proves that "capitalism" doesn't work.

I also suggest you do some political science reading as "capitalism" and "communism" aren't really viable terms anymore as few governments are pure capitalist and even fewer are "communist"...China is the fastest growing "free enterprise" economy in the world, while the United States has some antiquated socialist laws not the leats of which is two years of unemployment.

Americans can always be counted on doing the right thing...after they have tried everything else." Winston Churchill.